Summary
Registrant Betsy Ferguson is an adoptee looking for birth mother. The adoptee was born in California in 1965 on June 2nd. She was born Bonnie L Shank in San Francisco in San Francisco County to a 23 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Jackson. Santa Clara County handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Betsy Denise Ferguson.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 88806
Adoptee looking for Birth Mother
Betsy Ferguson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Bonnie L Shank
Adoptive Name: Betsy Denise Ferguson
Date of Birth: Jun 2, 1965 at 10:14 am (now 60 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: San Francisco city, San Francisco county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Jackson (Jackson)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Other
Birthfather's Info
Name: James M Shank
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 33
Religion: Episcopal
Born at Hospital: University Of California Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Santa Clara County
Additional Info
Birth Mother was born in Massachusetts. She was a Medical Secretary who played the flute in her college orchestra. She had one sister, 2 years older than her and two brother. My birth mother's mother (my grandmother) died in 1964.
Registered: November 10, 2018
Adoptee looking for Birth Mother
Betsy Ferguson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Bonnie L Shank
Adoptive Name: Betsy Denise Ferguson
Date of Birth: Jun 2, 1965 at 10:14 am (now 60 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: San Francisco city, San Francisco county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Jackson (Jackson)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Other
Birthfather's Info
Name: James M Shank
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 33
Religion: Episcopal
Born at Hospital: University Of California Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Santa Clara County
Additional Info
Birth Mother was born in Massachusetts. She was a Medical Secretary who played the flute in her college orchestra. She had one sister, 2 years older than her and two brother. My birth mother's mother (my grandmother) died in 1964.
Registered: November 10, 2018
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